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EPA ADMINISTRATOR PRUITT QUESTIONED BY CONGRESS REGARDING RFS WAIVERS, CRUZ HOLDS RALLY IN OPPOSITION TO RFS
Members of the Illinois congressional delegation questioned EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt on April 26th in two hearings regarding mismanagement of the Agency and specifically, handing out waivers...
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SENATE AG COMMITTEE UNVEILS ARC PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS
Senator John Thune of South Dakota and Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio released a bipartisan piece of legislation today that would improve the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) program in the next...
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UNDERSTANDING DRAFT MAP FMD PROGRAMS
One of agriculture’s priorities, as we help to craft and debate the next farm bill, is to increase the amount of funding for Market Access Programs and Foreign Market Development. These programs...
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CONGRESSWOMAN BUSTOS STANDS FIRM IN SUPPORT OF IL CORN FARM BILL PRIORITIES
Congresswoman Cheri Bustos, a member of the House Agriculture Committee, made statements during the committee’s farm bill hearing this week that confirm her understanding of and support for IL...
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IL CORN SALUTES DAVIS, BOST FOR AMENDMENTS IN THE HOUSE AG COMMITTEE FARM BILL MARKUP
Traditionally heralded as bipartisan legislation, the next farm bill will likely face some partisan politics that former farm bills didn’t experience to the same degree. That said, work on the...
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ACT NOW TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHT TO USE CROP PROTECTION TOOLS
Although farmers would be planting, this week marks another important opportunity for farmers to engage in the future of their family farms. Several commonly used neonicotinoids and pesticides...
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TOP ILLINOIS CORN BUYER TURNS EYE TO ETHANOL IMPORTS
Bloomington, Ill.—Japanese authorities have good news for Illinois corn farmers: the government's new biofuel policy will allow imports of ETBE made from U.S. corn-based ethanol, a decision that...
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DRAFT FARM BILL RELEASED
The House Agriculture Committee released their first draft of the next Farm Bill last week and, most importantly, they did what you asked: the crop insurance title appears intact. According to...
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IL CORN FARMER TESTIFIES AT CONGRESSIONAL HEARING FOR HIGH OCTANE FUELS
“Farmers are growing more corn—or octane - per acre than ever before,” said Paul Jeschke, a farmer from Mazon, Illinois, who testified before Congress today at the House Committee on Energy and...
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PRESIDENT TRUMP COMES THROUGH ON E15
IL Corn has been working for years to achieve what’s called parity for E15, a high-octane fuel that is a fifteen percent blend of ethanol and 85% regular unleaded gasoline. Current regulations...
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#NAFTAWORKS TWITTER STORM PROMOTES VALUABLE TRADE RELATIONSHIP
IL Corn participated in a “Twitter Storm” on the North American Free Trade Agreement today, helping to push positive messages about what the very important trade relationship with Mexico and...
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PRESIDENT TRUMP PROMISES FARMER-PATRIOT SUPPORT IN TRADE DISPUTES
In a press gaggle held in conjunction with his cabinet meeting today, President Trump indicated that he understands farmers have a lot to lose when it comes to exports. The president specifically...
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CALL TO ACTION: FARMERS NEED THE RFS
President Trump and Members of Congress have been hearing a lot about how important the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) is to Illinois farmers and rural America. Regardless, the White House is...
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CHINESE PORK TARIFFS AND CORN: WHAT’S IT MEAN TO YOU?
A 25 percent tariff on U.S. pork exports to China ain’t chump-change, so to speak if you consider that the U.S. pork industry literally consumes 25% of the domestic corn meal market. According to...
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A UNITED CALL TO IMPROVE AND COMPLETE NAFTA – NOW
We need NAFTA negotiations to come to an end. Beyond that, we need it to be improved. Read this call for both items of action from Global Farmer Network , an organization of which Illinois Corn...
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REPLACE AID WITH TRADE
Farmers often talk about international trade in terms of what’s good for them. That makes sense – when you’re trying to run a family business and raise a family by a minuscule margin, you are...
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